Andreas Schwarz (born 3 March 1965) is a German politician of the

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(SPD) who has been serving as a member of the

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from the state of

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since 2013.

Political career

Schwarz became a member of the Bundestag in the

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. In his first term from 2013 until 2017, Schwarz served on the Finance Committee. Since 2018, he has been a member of the Budget Committee and the Audit Committee. In this capacity, he serves as the SPD parliamentary group's

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on the annual budget of the

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. Since 2022, he has been a member of the so-called ''Confidential Committee'' (''Vertrauensgremium'') of the Budget Committee, which provides budgetary supervision for Germany's three intelligence services, BND,

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and MAD.Mitglieder mehrerer Gremien gewählt

, press release of 17 February 2022. Also 2022, he joined the parliamentary body charged with overseeing a 100 billion euro special fund to strengthen Germany's

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Other activities

* German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member

References

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Bundestag biography
1965 births Living people Members of the Bundestag for Bavaria Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017 Members of the Bundestag for the Social Democratic Party of Germany People from Siegen-Wittgenstein {{Germany-SPD-politician-stub